Neural Networks and the Nervous System (Spanish)

Talk Overview

Can a single human brain ever understand how a human brain works? Colón-Ramos argues not – but a network of brains might! Networks are an essential part of science, whether it is at the level of single neurons connecting to form a brain, or networked brains forming a scientific community. Colón-Ramos studies neural networks in the nematode C. elegans to uncover how neurons organize and communicate with each other to form the nervous system. Using the nervous system as a metaphor, he explains how our own brains, similar to neurons, are “wired to be wired”, and how scientists connect their brains to weave new knowledge.

Speaker Bio

Daniel Colon Ramos

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology; Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Yale School of Medicine Continue Reading